Child Counseling and Play Therapy
All parents should be part of treatment
For children, I start by meeting with parents to gain insight into the child’s struggles and family dynamics. Working with parents in therapy is crucial to the intervention and treatment of behavioral and emotional disorder in children. Parents simply have the most access and consistent effect on a child’s daily life. Way more than a therapist’s weekly sessions. For this reason, I involve parents in the child’s treatment to help you feel equipped in the home to build support and boundaries for a healthy child. We may bring in the full family, have parent and child activity sessions, and/or individual play therapy sessions for the child to learn about their emotions and practice skills.
I commonly work with children struggling with ADHD, anxiety, OCD, depression, ODD, and DMDD. With or without a diagnosis, we can together intervene in the behaviors and emotional difficulties you’re observing in your child or teen.
I do not specialize in Assessment and Diagnosis; I focus on treatment and intervention to address the problematic behaviors and emotional dysregulation your child, family, or self might be experiencing. If you need to obtain a professional evaluation with full write-up and paperwork, please look for Psychologists and Diagnostic Practices who focus specifically on the specialty of Evaluation and Assessment.
Call (972) 379-7807 or email tricia@mightandmindcounseling.com to get started!
*A copy of the divorce decree/custody paperwork is required before beginning services for any minors with custody arrangements.